T^OL1905 / Asylum vs. Immigration

Asylum and Immigration are hot topics in the United States, and there seems to be a conscious effort to conflate the two distinct judicial concepts to keep the population confused and "outraged". This misinformation campaign has two opposing effects: "Outrage" at the treatment of asylees and immigrants and "Outrage" at the apparent willingness to admit criminal and freeloaders to the U.S. Is either postion justified?